EHR Breaches Rose 32% in 2011

摘要

Fifty-seven percent of officebasedrnU.S. physicians usedrnelectronic health recordsrn(EHRs) in 2011, a 12% jump fromrn2010, according to the Centers forrnDisease Control.rnThe federal government providesrnincentive payments to doctorsrnand hospitals who adopt EHRs, butrnas the amount of digital patientrnrecords rises, so do breaches. Thernnumber of reported breaches increasedrn32% in 2011 from 2010, accordingrnto the Ponemon Institute, arnsecurity research group. Thosernbreaches cost the industry an estimatedrn$6.5 billion last year. In almostrnhalf the cases, a lost or stolenrnphone or personal computer wasrnresponsible, The New York Timesrnreported.